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A question for the resolution of Xubuntu

Asked by jeffwang

Hi:

I have installed the Xubuntu 8.10 in my PC. The maximum resolution is 800X600.How can I change it into 1280X1024.Is it necessary to download the driver from the internet? Thank

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ealthuis (ealthuis) said : 		#1

As a first thing you can do go to System>Preferences>Screen resolution (near the bottom of the list), you may find the resolution you seek.

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Uwe Geuder (ubuntulp-ugeuder) said : 		#2

I use it with 1600x1200 in Xubunut 8.10 and I have not installed any extra drivers. It probably depends on your graphics adapter.

I'm not an expert in that area, but try to run lspci from the shell (command line), search whether you can find the model of your graphics adapter in the output and google for that name.

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peter (peter-neuweiler) said : 		#3

If it doesn't work, try the following:

1: Copy the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.bak
2: In a Terminal enter: sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
3: Change the screen section (the three lines of the subsection are important)

Section "Screen"
 Identifier "Default Screen"
 Device "nVidia Corporation NV5M64 [RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro]"
 Monitor "Generic Monitor"
 DefaultDepth 24
        SubSection "Display"
                   Modes "1280x1024"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

4: Save the file
5: Restart the system

Hope it helps.
Peter

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